There are 162 organizations in California that provide domestic violence services at some level.
A total of 154 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 95%. These programs can be found in 110 different cities.
Click on any of the 110 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in California, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.
The most common category of service in California – based on the likelihood of each program to offer all the services within a category – is "support services", while the least common category of service is "housing services".
The two most common individual services within any category of service in California are "resources and referrals and domestic violence education" while the two least common services are "onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams and sex offender counseling".
Spanish is spoken at 87% of the organizations.
The third most common language after English and Spanish is Tagalog at 11% of the organizations.
Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women
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Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in California
Emergency Services
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Domestic violence education
139 locations
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Safety planning
138 locations
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Food and clothing
135 locations
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Case management
135 locations
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Crisis intervention services
134 locations
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Emergency shelter
116 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment
108 locations
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Confidential shelter location
106 locations
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Emergency local transportation
81 locations
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Emergency cell phones
77 locations
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Safe home network
48 locations
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Mobile advocacy
26 locations
Legal and Financial Services
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Assistance with orders of protection
128 locations
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Court accompaniment/advocacy
121 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance
101 locations
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Financial empowerment training
90 locations
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Legal resource planning
81 locations
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Attorney referral for family court
65 locations
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Attorney referral for protection orders
63 locations
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Immigration services
62 locations
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Attorney referral for criminal cases
51 locations
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Court/legal assistance by attorney
51 locations
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Legal clinics
46 locations
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Child custody services
45 locations
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Legal representation
39 locations
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In-shelter financial aid
22 locations
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Expert testimony
22 locations
Counseling Services
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Peer support groups
115 locations
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Non-resident counseling
107 locations
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Shelter resident counseling
106 locations
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Counseling for friends and family
78 locations
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Sexual violence support groups
76 locations
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Counseling for batterers
37 locations
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Substance abuse counseling
33 locations
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Incest counseling
30 locations
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Ritual abuse counseling
19 locations
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Sex offender counseling
16 locations
Housing Services
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Transitional family housing
85 locations
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Transportation
82 locations
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Transitional individual housing
79 locations
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Relocation services
63 locations
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Alternative housing counseling
51 locations
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Permanent family housing
40 locations
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Permanent individual housing
38 locations
Support Services
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Resources and referrals
146 locations
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Goal planning assistance
128 locations
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Parenting skills training
101 locations
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Health and wellness programs
88 locations
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Medical accompaniment
84 locations
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Job search/placement
82 locations
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Job skills training
81 locations
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Onsite mental health services
54 locations
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Spiritual services
36 locations
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Onsite medical services
22 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children
106 locations
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Youth counseling
93 locations
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Educational programs
73 locations
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Child care during support groups
67 locations
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Art/music therapy
64 locations
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Child abuse services
54 locations
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School liaison
51 locations
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Child development
48 locations
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Teen activity program
48 locations
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Tutoring services
39 locations
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After school programs
34 locations
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Daycare facility
24 locations
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Onsite schooling
20 locations
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Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
15 locations
Community Education Services
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Domestic violence workshops
123 programs
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Speaker's bureau
72 programs
Other
Languages
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Sign language
16 locations
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Populations Served
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Individuals
109 locations
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Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)
5 locations
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Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)
3 locations
Distinctive Populations
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Trans women/men
86 locations
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Trafficked persons
84 locations
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Developmentally disabled
70 locations
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Prostituted persons
62 locations